Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (17-20) are hosting the Sacramento Kings (18-19) at United Center on Sunday.

The Kings faced the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 123-118 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings finished with 20 and the Heat totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 11 out of their 42 attempts from 3-point land. Miami finished 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 21 of their 27 attempts. Moreover, Miami collected 53 rebounds (12 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Miami earned 25 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the field on 43 of 102 shooting. They also dished out 30 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 60 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Kings converted 20 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Sacramento finished the game with a 41.7% FG percentage (45 of 108) and made 13 of 38 shots from beyond the arc.

DeMar DeRozan is someone who was a contributor in this game. DeRozan shot 46.2% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He played for 47 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished with 30 points on 12 out of 26 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a mark of 18-19 for the year. They have an average of 116.0 points per contest (9th in the league) while going 47.5% from the field. The Kings are shooting 34.5% on shots from downtown (454 of 1,315) and 80.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 971 assists so far this season, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Kings have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They surrender 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.8). The Kings are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,499 of 3,230) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 12th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 958 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-113 when they faced the Pacers. Concerning rebounds, Chicago permitted Indiana to pull down 46 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.5% from three-point range by going 10 of 29 and ended up going 15 of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Bulls permitted the Pacers to convert 52 of 100 attempts from the field which had them shooting 52.0% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls shot 44 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Chicago made 12 out of their 35 attempts (34.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. The Pacers had 19 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They coughed it up 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Bulls earned 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game.

Zach LaVine ended up being important for the Bulls in this matchup. LaVine tallied 31 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists for this game. He converted 12 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 17-20 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is 12th in the NBA. Chicago has totaled 4,352 points so far this season (117.6 per game) and they grab 45.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. The Bulls are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they go 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG given up with 121.2. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 34.0% from downtown (495 of 1,454) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 29.0 dimes and 46.9 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 29th and 28th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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